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First post on /biz/.

On May 6th of this year I introduced myself to the supervisor of the a technician team for a local broadband company. I handed him my resume, described how my skill set might not be congruent to what they want but that I am trainable and in it for the long haul. About a week and a half later he called me to come in for a preliminary interview. It went well.

Since then, roughly every week we kept some sort of communication line open. It seemed like I was making progress at a predictable pace. Eventually there was an interview with the VP of the company, which the supervisor said went well. Then when the supervisor had me come in to fill out a proper job app he gave me a tour of the facility, explained how he was in my shoes when he first began (zero cable tech skills), and told me of a pilot program aimed at training complete noobies in the cable field. I felt as if I was a shoe in and couldn't wait to get started.

Then, roughly two weeks ago, I initiated the background check and drug test procedures. Some background info: I did smoke weed prior to attempting to get hired, but as of the date of the drug test I was clean for a month. As far as red flags in the background check, the only thing I could imagine coming up is my student loan debt (roughly 10k), and maybe my Oberma care fines. A week after I took the drug test, I decided to text the supervisor to try and get an update. Nothing. Two weeks later, I do the same. Radio silence.

This is definitely different. Before, even if I wasn't coming into the branch every week, we would at least touch bases via call or text. I would be persistent in reminding him I existed and he didn't seem to mind confirming that I was still in the mix. Now the supervisor is not calling me back, or even sending a text. Admittedly this is the most formal hiring process I have been involved with, so I'm not use to the specifics of it.

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